Naruto's Review : First Viewer is Senju Tobirama?

[Kisame, following the hint from Fuguki Suikazan to kill his teammate as the mission to protect intelligence, successfully completed the task, but his personal mindset also collapsed.]

[On Obito's side, seeing that the information was not given in vain and unable to stir the waters of the Shinobi World or make Mist Village enemies everywhere, he began to look at Fuguki Suikazan with new eyes, intending to kill him to eliminate future threats.]

[However, Obito himself couldn't act because of his control over the Fourth Mizukage, so soon after, he used the Mizukage's identity to coerce and tempt Kisame, offering the "Samehada" sword and a higher position as a reward, to eliminate Fuguki Suikazan.]

[Fuguki Suikazan's position wasn't as high as the Mizukage's, and Kisame, who absolutely followed orders, was forced to carry out the Mizukage's mission.]

[So, Fuguki Suikazan, unaware of any danger from his subordinates, was ambushed by Kisame, and even without drawing Samehada, he was killed. Afterward, he was blamed for secretly selling information to the enemy nations.]

"From this perspective, Obito did Konoha a favor, or rather, he did all the other Hidden Villages a favor, except for the Mist Village."

Hearing the Third Hokage's words, the faces of the others became a bit complicated.

They all had their own judgments about the strength of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

Looking at the information on the surface, each member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen had the strength of a veteran Jonin, and some of the top members even had the strength of an Elite Jonin.

During the Third Great Ninja War, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen bypassed Konoha's front-line troops and infiltrated the heart of the Land of Fire.

At that time, if it weren't for Might Duy stepping up and opening the Eight Gates of Death, sacrificing his life to kill four of them and drive off three others, Konoha would have suffered enormous losses.

To put it seriously, the front-line troops might have lost the war against the Mist Village due to the Seven Ninja Swordsmen's harassment from behind.

This isn't an exaggeration—without any Kage-level ninja mobilized, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were the ceiling for ordinary Jonin.

Fortunately, Konoha had the stalwart Might Duy, who turned the original Seven Ninja Swordsmen into a joke, stabilizing the rear and securing Konoha's victory against the Mist Village.

Obito's ability to eliminate someone like Fuguki Suikazan was indeed a great achievement.

"Old man, do you still want to reward Obito?"

The Third Hokage took a puff of his pipe and calmly replied, "It's not impossible."

Jiraiya, the Fifth Hokage, asked in surprise, "Old man, are you serious?"

The Third Hokage shook his head. "It depends on what the Fourth Hokage's family and all of you think."

Because of the resurrection technique, Obito's situation has changed from being completely unforgivable to something that could go either way.

Whether Obito gets pardoned or not depends largely on the opinions of Konoha's high-ranking officials.

Coincidentally, since the Fourth Hokage and his wife were directly involved in the Kyuubi incident, their opinions are very important.

"This can wait."

Minato didn't give a direct response.

He hasn't even seen Obito yet, so talking about a pardon this early is definitely premature.

Minato glanced at Kushina and thought: At the very least, I need to let my wife get her feelings out first.

"By the way, what do you both think about this matter?"

The Third Hokage and Jiraiya exchanged a look. The Third Hokage spoke for both of them: "Jiraiya and I both lean towards letting Obito return to Konoha."

"I see, then we'll discuss it with Obito first and decide afterward."

"Alright, remember that Obito used Kisame to kill the people of Kirigakure. We'll keep that in mind for now, in case we need to use it later."

If Obito returns to Konoha, this incident can be presented as one of his accomplishments, portraying him as a ninja who spent years on secret missions for the village.

When Itachi returns, a similar approach could be used.

If Obito doesn't come back, then this matter will naturally be irrelevant.

[To sum it up, Fuguki Suikazan protected Kirigakure by using Kisame under most unfavourable condition and achieved a great feat.]

[When even someone like Zabuza, who tried to revive Kirigakure, is now out there struggling as a rogue ninja.]

[Fuguki Suikazan still was considered a Mist ninja even after he passed away. It was even listed as a Hidden Mist Jonin in the Book of Formations.]

[He can be considered one of the few dignified people of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen over the years.]

[As for the crime of secretly collaborating with enemy countries, this rumor did not carry over to later generations. Referring to the case of the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, being cleared by Terumi Mei, Fuguki Suikazan can roughly imagine that Terumi Mei also cleared his name.]

[Of course, since there's no evidence, we'll leave it at that.]

[Someone like Fuguki Suikazan, who used wisdom and his life to support the Hidden Mist for a time, can certainly be considered someone who fought for the village.]

[Terumi Mei, after hearing this, would want to marry him; Choujirou would want to step down.]

Terumi Mei: "Ugly Man. Rejected, No but thanks!"

"Tobirama-sensei, do you want to send people to Hidden Mist?"

"What do you have in mind?"

In Tobirama's office, Shimura Danzo looked at his teacher, his expression slightly excited as he said, "Now that we know the Fourth Mizukage is this person called Yagura, can we make preparations in advance? Whether we kill him or win him over, this is a very good opportunity for us."

"Ah, so that's what you meant."

Tobirama turned his head and looked at the light screen, then continued, "I already sent people."

"Huh? When did this happen?"

"After Uchiha Itachi's inspection was finished."

Shimura Danzo knocked his head in frustration, annoyed with his own carelessness.

Yagura had appeared in Uchiha Itachi's video before. Although he was only mentioned briefly, it clearly indicated his identity as the Fourth Mizukage.

At that time, he should have reminded Tobirama-sensei, but he missed a chance to make a good impression.

He regretted it so much.

"Tobirama, you sent people to Hidden Mist to contact the future Fourth Mizukage? Isn't that sending them to their death?"

Beside them, Hashirama, who overheard the conversation between Tobirama and Danzo, wasn't happy. He was dissatisfied with Tobirama's actions.

"Don't worry, I didn't send ninjas. I sent an actual merchant team."

"A merchant team?"

"Yes. By having these people engage in business with the Karatachi clan, we can indirectly win over Yagura. The downside is that it takes a lot of time, but the benefit is clear. These people won't be easily detected because they are truly doing business, not acting as spies."

"As long as you know what you're doing."

[Finally, let's do a fun power assessment.]

[During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Fuguki Suikazan was resurrected by Kabuto through the Reanimation Jutsu.]

Kabuto: "That's right, it's me again!"

[However, Fuguki Suikazan's weapon, Samehada, had already fallen into Kisame's hands, leaving him without his weapon.]

[Many of the Allied Shinobi Forces mocked him, saying, 'You're just a nobody without your sword.']

[But then, Fuguki Suikazan used the "Hair Needle Senbon" technique to turn them into the ones who were laughed at, suppressing the Allied Shinobi Forces, and was praised as a man who didn't have Samehada but didn't leave any weak spots either.]

[In the end, his soul returned to Pure Land.]

[The Seven Ninja Swordsmen are known for their sword skills. Besides the Seven Ninja Swordsmen who wield the Kubikiribōchō, there is a big difference between those who have swords and those who don't.]

[When Fuguki Suikazan was alive and wielding Samehada, even someone as strong as Kisame needed to use his connections and the right ninja tools to defeat Fuguki Suikazan, who never even had a chance to use Samehada.]

[In terms of strength, Fuguki Suikazan definitely lags behind Kisame, who wields Samehada. Otherwise, this person would be overhyped.]

[After all, in the original story, Fuguki Suikazan never even had a scene where he wielded Samehada.]

[But among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Fuguki Suikazan was at least ranked high.]

[For example, the trash like Raiga Kurosuki didn't even qualify to be summoned during the Fourth Ninja War.]

[At over two meters tall, Fuguki Suikazan was quite a formidable fighter. Despite this, Kabuto spent a large amount of money to summon him, which shows the difference in strength between the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.]

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